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NGC1387
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 3:36:57.2
Declination: -35:30:21
Constellation: FOR
Visual Magnitude: 10.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: globular, vB, pL, R, gmbM
Sub-type: E/SB0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 1387
18" (12/17/11): at 285x appeared bright to very bright, fairly large, round, 2' diameter. Sharply concentrated with a very bright 25"-30" core that increases to a stellar or quasi-stellar nucleus. Bracketed at low power by NGC 1379 11.5' WNW and NGC 1399 19' ENE.
13.1" (12/22/84): moderately bright, small, round, possible faint stellar nucleus. Member of Fornax I cluster. NGC 1381 lies 14' NNW and NGC 1379 11.5' WNW.
8" (10/13/81): faint, small, round, broad concentration.